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Release: 2024 / UK – Original

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Arisa Nakano

Aoi Sakana (Blue Fish)

21,99 €*

LP | 2024 | Original (Blue Grape Music Inc.)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Arisa Nakano is a talented young Japanese actress who recently appeared in Wim Wenders' latest film Perfect Days, which was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. She sings Sachiko Kanenobu's song 'Blue Fish' which is also played in the film, and P-vine have the honour of releasing the cover as a 7" single. Produced by Seiichi Yamamoto, also known as a former member of the Boredoms, her dignified singing voice combined with Yamamoto's sound arrangement creates a musical chemical reaction.

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Gel

Persona Plum

22,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Where The Colours Meet Black Vinyl Edition

Scarlet Rebels

LP | 2024 | Original (Earache)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Bella Union)

Pom Poko

Champion

24,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Peelingflesh

2LP | 2024 | Original (Unique Leader)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Royal Blood 10th Anniversary Deluxe Gold Vinyl Edition

Royal Blood

2LP | 2024 | Original (Warner)

55,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Heroic Captains Of Industry

Big Mess

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Sad Milk Collective)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Voice Of Baceprot

Retas

35,99 €*

10 Jahre Swiss + Die Andern: Best Of Vinyl Edition Earbook

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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"Indonesian rock trio Voice Of Baceprot (vob) have had to weather many challenges after they decided to carve a career in music. With the lack of music-related facilities in their village of Singajaya in Garut, West Java, they had to practically build their own modest practice studio. And they could only get a gig in the nearest city of Garut, three-and-a-half hours away. They had to face more significant adversities, namely the stigmas and unsolicited suggestions regarding religion and decency directed at them.

"You must remember that we come from a village where many see women as inferior to men. After completing high school, we did not have a lot of options. It was either work at home or for a relative at a convenience store. Or marry someone our parents choose," vocalist/guitarist Marsya recalls. It is a mindset that has survived from one generation to the other, even to this day. Hence, garnering support from even their family members became an uphill battle. ""No wonder only the three of us managed to come this far when you consider that VOB started with 15 members in 2014!"" drummer Sitti exclaims.

With all the setbacks that have come from all directions for an extended period, it is no surprise that they have played a massive part in developing VOB's character as a band and as individuals. Rather than dampening their spirits, however, they have moulded the trio to become stronger. "We have become rocks now. Hardened, rigid, and stiff due to all the doctrines in our minds. But through music and our friendship, we became fully aware that they must be cut through and broken regardless," Marsya explains. And from the trials and tribulations that they have had to suffer, VOB chose to name their debut album “Retas”. In Bahasa Indonesia, ""retas"" is ""a body of igneous rocks that breaks through by cutting through other rocks"". It epitomises how the band see themselves: igneous rocks, the end product of the socio-economic challenges that have shaped them into who they are now. ""Retas"" is a collection of songs that embody their solid determination to break free and carve out their path as a band, as musicians, and as independent women. With Ntrl guitarist Coki Bollemeyer at the helm as producer for the newer songs on the album, “Retas” comprises nine tracks, including album focus track “Age Oriented”, fan-favourite “What’s the Holy (Nobel) Today?”, “The Enemy of Earth is You”, instrumental track “Kawani”, and four previous singles that they have released since 2018, including their breakthrough single “School Revolution” and the smash hit “God, Allow Me (Please) to Play Music”. ""We really enjoyed making this album, thanks in no small part to Coki. His support and appreciation towards the hard work we put into the process have made a huge difference. It gave us the energy and confidence to give our very best,"" Marsya acknowledges. Most of the songs have roots since VOB were still in middle school, each immaculately capturing their emotional responses to the variety of experiences they have gone through, transcribed and transformed into a combination of lyrics and melodies feeding off of raw energy and passion. Focus track ""Age Oriented"" is a protest song aimed towards age restriction that they once had to endure because they were playing rock music at such a young age. The piece lays bare their anger as tight and heavy riffs roar atop Sitti's groovy thumping beats and Widi's dexterous basslines. “More often than not, we were told it was ‘inappropriate and too soon’ and we ‘did not have enough experience’. There is a partiality towards age being the main benchmark to determine the merit of one’s artistic work. It meant the young must wait until they reach a certain age deemed worthy of independence to show their true potential,” Marsya remarks. The role of vocal director Irvan Natadiningrat has also become more significant in developing VOB's trademark sound. Take What's the Holy (Nobel) Today?"" for example. Irvan suggested the inclusion of the dramatic marching chant in the song. This powerful addition could make it the anti-war anthem for the modern generation. "The Enemy of Earth is You"" addresses the negative impacts of climate change. Never in their wildest dreams would they expect massive natural disasters to affect their village. Were they simply a show of might by nature's customary dynamics? Or are we, as human beings, to blame for our greed, ignorance, and narcissism? Writing instrumental “Kawani” felt fresh and intriguing for VOB. They had a unique opportunity to express their enthusiasm for Sundanese music, which they likewise hold in high regard. "In Sundanese, 'Kawani' means courage. This song represents the bravery with which we girls have refused to be treated as something ‘sweet and beautiful’. We are greater than that. That courage is reflected in the rhythms' dynamic quality. We may appear to be serene and unruffled, yet we can abruptly change into something else that is challenging to control,” according to Sitti.

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Swiss & Die Andern

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Missglückte Welt)

43,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Fastcut)

Oohyo

Girl Sense

38,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Stony Plain)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The 2014 album by Oohyo, a new generation Korean SSW who also wrote lyrics for Newjeans "Ditto" and has received love calls from numerous artists, is being reissued on 180g LP! Oohyo is a new generation Korean SSW / synth-pop artist who has participated in Newjeans "Ditto" as a lyricist, and has received respect and love calls from BTS, f(x) members, Hyokoh, Red Velvet's Irene, and others. The limited analog release at a Korean record fair held in the summer of 2022 sold out immediately. This reissue is the second release of the label collaboration project between MUN HWA IN of Korea and Fastcut Records of Japan, following the LP release of Hey Hoy Kyung's "Memoirs". B5 "Friday" featuring Philtre is included as a bonus track, the first time it has been included on an analog release.

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Colin James

Chasing The Sun

22,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Return Of Halloween Nuggets / V.A.

Return Of Halloween Nuggets Various

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Rockbeat)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Take U On A Ride Green Purple Splatter Vinyl Edition

Infectious Grooves

LP | 2024 | US | Original (ORG Music)

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Shrimper / Grapefruit)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Infectious Grooves, the funk metal supergroup led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir, is back! Take You On A Ride (EP) features three unreleased tracks from 1995 along with their first newly recorded song in years. Infectious Grooves features bassist Robert Trujillo (Metallica), drummer Brooks Wackerman (Avenged Sevenfold), Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies), and other veteran players. The EP comes on 12" vinyl, mastered at 45RPM. Originally pressed for Record Store Day 2020, the album is now widely available on Green/Purple Splatter

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Refrigerator

Get Lost

4LP | 2024 | US | Original (Ba Da Bing!)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The fifteenth record by Refrigerator marries the two worlds that the band has come to be known for: the wild improvisational strings caught by drums on a vocal harmony and that of their minimal torch song balladering. The core line up for over thirty years of Chris Jones on drums and the Callaci brothers remains intact, as does bass player Daniel Brodo’s bass playing which has been a part of the Refrigerator sound for over twenty-five years. Joined on the previous record, 2021’s So Long To Farewell by Wckr Spgt guitarist Mark Givens, the five piece’s dual guitar attack is on full display on side one of the new record Get Lost, the sky clearing for a more studied, quieter side two that features saxophone and trombone, a live-to-one track recording and Mott The Hoople heartache.

Recorded once again by Steve Folta, the new record book ends the band’s previous effort both audibly and visually as Jean Smith’s previous cover art gives way to Jad Fair’s work for the sleeve of the new record. This is a limited edition vinyl pressing to be followed by a CD and some sort of wind up nickel-and-dime, tin-can-string version in the years to come.

Members of Refrigerator will be doing pop-up surprise dates in Japan, Norway, Scotland, Canada and Mexico as well as dates scattered throughout the US as a five piece in support of the new record.

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Dreamloops

84,99 €*

Do You Still Think Of Me? Colored Vinyl Editoin

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Presenting the first vinyl release of Dreamloops, a collection of long-form tracks that form a stunning two-and-a-half-hour suite over four LPs. The box set has been created, mixed, and designed by Dennis Huddleston, who, as 36 (“three-six”), is among the most celebrated electronic musicians operating today. Praised for his ability to imbue songs with strong, relatable undercurrents, Huddleston achieves a new level of subconscious connection with Dreamloops.

First appearing in 2019 as a series of cassettes, Dreamloops was revisited by Huddleston in 2023 to bring newfound clarity, focus, and cohesion. There are eight pieces, each an 18:00 minute standalone self-contained work. In each song, time slows as an ensemble of sounds builds on themes and develops emotional power. Much like epic works such as The Sinking Of The Titanic by Gavin Bryars, LaMonte Young’s Well-Tuned Piano, Daughters Of Darkness by Natural Snow Buildings and Morton Feldman’s String Quartet II, each fragment of Dreamloops culls developing melodies towards hauntological steps forward. Sound spectrums don’t spread wide but instead focus on a precise musical statement, exploring its absolute potential.

That said, Dreamloops does not exist in its own idealized sphere. Deep listening reveals tape hiss, oversaturation, wow and flutter, and similar imperfections. The fingerprints deepen part of these tracks’ emotional impact. Henryk Gorecki’s humanity meets Max Richter’s sense of grandeur meets Deathprod’s absolute sound mining, as Huddleston deftly maneuvers his songs toward momentous epic impact. “Emotions get tied in our mind with specific sounds,” Huddleston says. “The whole point of creating music is to explore and discover those frequencies.” A simmering nostalgia is ever present.

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Benny Trokan

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Wick)

Do You Still Think Of Me? Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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You may recognise this fine fellow as the bass player for such acts as Spoon, Lee Fields' Expressions, Reigning Sound and The Jay Vons. Or perhaps you've heard the man himself wailing away on several well-received 45's released on Wick Records and compiled on the digital EP 'Hey Lovers'.

With 'Do You Still Think of Me?', his debut album for Wick Records, Trokan takes the listener through the full spectrum of 60s influenced music: the moody teen-beat bop of 'Save a Place', the garage dwelling angst of 'Nowhere to Be Found', to the sweet soul sound of the title track. But throughout the records, it's the unique sound of Benny's raspy, vulnerable lead vocal that carries us across this truly stunning collection of modern pop. 'Do You Still Think of Me?' is a breath of fresh air from a well-seasoned veteran. Unquestionably worth the wait.

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Benny Trokan

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Wick)

Moto Zone Clear With Black Smoke Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Cong Josie

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (IT)

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Dedstrange)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The wild greaser with an ever-broken heart, Cong Josie, is back! His eagerly anticipated sophomore album; Moto Zone, pulls up throbbing, revving, sweating and grinding hotter than bitumen on a summer day. It is a non-stop EBM’in’, synth-punkin’, rock ’n’ rollin’ and doo-woppin’ sizzler, in much the same vein as his 2021 debut Cong!. With this release however, Cong pushes his own M.O. even deeper. The throbs get bolder, the NRG goes harder, slow sleaze hip-grinding enters and the dream washes return to envelope all that hear them like a siren’s call.

On Moto Zone, Cong conjures the age of rock ’n’ roll, a world of motorcycle gangs and hot rods, leather, chains, backcombing and hair pomade, with an Aussie twist on greaser ‘cool’. Confessional lyrics tell tales of addiction and mental illness tracing the scars of a troubled past. Cong says the “Moto Zone” reflects his daily life and mindset. A life of ADHD, burning the midnight oil, living on black coffee, obsessively creating and revving through every day. Ultimately Cong is reaching for bliss, feeling connection and a new world in these songs.

Exhilarating? Anxious? Hedonistic? Dangerous? Beautiful? A lust for life? The record is all of the above.

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Eazyhead

Personal Echo Chamber

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Happy Families)

Nick Maurer

Come On In!

18,99 €*

City Life Eco-Friendly Lavender Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Nick Maurer’s Come On In! is the stuff of a modern American fable. The 20 year-old Cincinnatian’s first release on Happy Families feels wise beyond years but is equally moving in its innocent enthusiasm. Written while still in highschool and recorded using his cellphone, Come On In! is best enjoyed live, but even on vinyl or digitally, the album feels timeless, like you are stepping into a colorful picture book illustrated with a careful hand.

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The Medium

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Earth Libraries)

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Bloodshot)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The third album from beloved Nashville indie rockers The Medium, City Life is the first they’ve produced on their own. Recorded in their homes with the help of a few friends, this grassroots approach to recording captures them simultaneously at their most relaxed as well as their most airtight. Ironically, City Life presents the quartet sounding their most country yet – sonically embracing some of the musical territory of their hometown as well as lyrically wrestling with the challenges of its rapid changes. The band’s penchant for saccharine harmonies, hypnotic riffs, and earnest ballads cohere everything into a uniquely relevant take on a classic 70’s rock sound. The record envisions ‘city life’ as a call for a better world – a society driven by care over productivity; by community over profiteering.

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Lydia Loveless

Something Else

Tape | 2024 | US | Original (Hausu Mountain)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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10 years after its release, Lydia Loveless sits down at the piano for an intimate reimagining of her landmark album, Somewhere Else. Title track featuring guest vocals by Jason Isbell.

“Over the last 10 years I’ve been told by countless people, emotional and earnest, that their favorite record of mine is Something Else. I love that, and I nod in amused reverence to it here. The me of 2012-2013 was drowning in pain and insecurity and my own press, pissed off that nobody could see me for who I really was, what I had really been through, and how hard it was to be me. I was walled in by fears and worries that I would never be good enough. I was struggling with my voice after a debilitating virus and a six week tour. I had rented a little room in the Grandview neighborhood of Columbus and was plugging away on my splintered acoustic guitar with a tape recorder. I was frustrated as could be, not coming up with anything that I felt was 'me' or even remotely song like. One day, when I finally thought I had a nugget of something, I read the lyrics aloud to my then husband and he looked at me confused and said, 'what are you even trying to say in this, though? Who is the narrator?' I don’t remember what I said to that but I’m sure it wasn’t kind. When I went back into the studio with my friend Caeleigh Featherstone recording me this go round, she looked at me at one point and said, 'Were you singing these songs in front of old dudes? Like, your husband?' Yes, I was, I told her. We both shook our heads and laughed at the hubris on 22-year-old Lydia Loveless.” - Lydia Loveless

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BBsitters Club

Joel's Picks Vol. 2

17,99 €*

Raised Up By Witches Blueorange Galaxy Haze Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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BBsitters Club is a rock band based in Chicago that features Doug Kaplan and Charlie Olvera on guitar and vocals, Max Allison on bass, and Paul Birhanu on drums. As the label’s de-facto in-haus band, BBsitters Club satisfies Hausu Mountain co-founders Allison and Kaplan’s urge to remain connected to the rock and roll music they grew up loving and playing — far across the spectrum from the experimental electronics featured on the lion’s share of HausMo releases.A solid four years after the one-two-punch releases of BBsitters Club & Party, the band’s 2020 debut studio album, and Joel’s Pick’s Vol. 1, the first volume in a series of audience-recorded live takes from shows around Chicago, we find the BBs reviving the Joel’s Pick’s series with Vol. 2. Charged with the energy of a close-knit group of friends willing to follow along with each other’s most outlandish ideas both in composition and live performance, JPV2 offers us a bewildering yet always tongue-in-cheek palette of ideas cherry-picked and mashed together into amalgams that both embrace “rock traditions” and defy them with a cherubic grin. BBsitters Club’s amorphous compositions land somewhere between the world’s most baked prog band and a jamband that’s never content to lapse into wheel-spinning complacency. On JPV2, BBsitters Club cartwheel between eras and styles of rock music with abandon — a TV stuck flipping channels after your dad falls asleep with one leg on the remote. We encounter the elliptical dueling guitars and autumnal atmospheres of midwest emo / math rock, the gregarious stomp of electrified country rock, blues rock that has melted from ingesting one too many hallucinogens, and fried Devo-style art punk that breaches into the realms of ska before melting into free-form noise rock flecked with the bizarro imitative instrument tones of Kaplan’s MIDI guitar.

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Mammoth Volume

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Blues Funeral)

37,99 €*

LP | 2024 | Original (Profound Lore)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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An exhilarating trek through head-nodding grooves, wispy instrumentation and quirky brilliance that harnesses 70s prog and modern stoner riffs!Mammoth Volume return with a new album that harnesses their absolute fluency with the somehow compatible genres of 70s progressive rock and modern stoner riffage. The result is an absorbing trek through head-nodding grooves, wispy instrumentation and quirky brilliance that's riveting. Mammoth Volume has made it their brand to go unexpected places and take constant delightful turns pretty much every time we think we've got them pegged, and Raised Up By Witches is a seamless and exhilarating new trip where they're basically the only vehicle on the road. 1. The Battle of Lightwedge2. Black Horse Beach3. Scissor Bliss4. Diablo III: Faces in the Water5. Lisa6. Serpent in the Deep7. Cult Of Eneera8. A Tale about a Photon9. Sången om Ymer

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Spectral Wound

Songs Of Blood And Mire

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Kythibong)

Andibula

Self Devourment

23,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Det Nordenfjeldske Grammofonselskab)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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In sports or on the faculty benches, we call them ‘false beginners’. If Mandibula is their first death metal band, the musicians all have a loaded CV in independent and innovative music. Let’s say they advance masked, which suits well their new disturbing and morbid universe.

The band is only one entity, a secret society made up of five members: vocalist FK, bassist RC, drummer AP and guitarists NC and ALG. They never highlight their background when presenting Mandibula. But if we do some research, we may discover that they have already been seen or heard in very different contexts: La Colonie de Vacances, Les Agamemnonz, Pyjamarama, John Makay, Spelterini and probably a dozen others...

False beginning but true body! At each of their appearances, they deliver an intense session of crass and brutal death metal, with profuse riffing, grindcore aggressions and noise music asperities. Geographically dispersed in a large swamp that connects the Loire, the Seine and the Somme rivers to eastern France, the mercenaries of Mandibula only meet to commit their misdeeds: record music, mistreat stages and observe the march of humanity towards its anthropophagic extinction.

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Motorpsycho

Neigh!!

All Paths Diverge Cream White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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There are songs that makes friends with anyone and do great at parties, doling out compliments left, right and center. And then there are those songs that just don’t seem to fit in, songs that knock over glasses and makes awkward comments to the host as they stubbornly refuse to adapt and adjust to whatever larger setting you needed them to work in; these are songs that seemingly insist on remaining outside your control no matter how many stylistic or production tricks you try to pull.

Usually, for a band such songs eventually fall by the wayside, are left behind or butchered for parts a few years later. But sometimes quite a few of them show up at the door, at the same time, unruly & ready to shake things up a bit. Sometimes there is trouble.

These are the songs that makes up Neigh!!* Not merely a companion piece to last year’s Yay!, not a collection of B-sides or simply leftovers from that same period, but a reaction, a party for those not invited to parties, consisting of troubled, sometimes weirdly clothed outcasts that refused to go away and instead languidly found their place in the post-plague world while the tunes from Yay! were being pampered and sing-along’ed by band and fans alike.

So, then, it’s not a Nay! These songs care not that the band didn’t notice their potential at first. They know who they are, what their purpose is and what they’re capable of. They proudly wear their ‘lo-fi/no-fi’ and ‘recorded in rehearsal room/home studio’ as embroidered patches on jackets you only now realize are pretty cool. Granted, they had a tough upbringing, some of them come from broken homes and they learned the hard way to ‘Turn a frown upside down’, but here they are, together + strong!

Neigh!! is an album of ‘songs that won’t fit on an album’ – the non-concept of all concepts – a home for strays and runaways perhaps, but more importantly a bunch of tunes Motorpsycho are finally happy with, that found their purpose and now have a home: songs that the band are proud to finally being able to present to the world.

- Dr. Th. Kneipp

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Delving

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Stickman)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Carpark)

Fake Fruit

Mucho Mistrust

American Son White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Fake Fruit’s visceral indie rock operates so firmly in the present that it’s transportive and unmooring. The Oakland trio’s songs careen with volatile energy and lead singer Ham D’Amato’s lyrics are enveloped with acerbic humor and resonant perceptiveness. Though their new LP »Mucho Mistrust« is a sly reference to a beloved Blondie lyric, the title encapsulates both the anxieties of daily life, a bloodless music industry, and global capitalism as well as the clear-eyed skepticism needed to rebel against it. Across 12 propulsively unpredictable tracks, the album is both their most collaborative and most immediate yet.

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Colby Acuff

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Sme Nashville)

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Elephant 6)

Giant Day

Glass Narcissus

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Mnrk Music Group)

Within The Ruins

Phenomena Ii Smog

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Uniform

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Sacred Bones)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine

Post Historic Monsters

2LP | 1993 | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Devant La Porte Des Etoiles Black Vinyl Ediiton

Release: 1993 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Formed in 1987 by Fruitbat and Jim Bob, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine burst onto the scene with their signature style of punk-pop infused with samples, drum machines, and social commentary.

Hot on the heels of their No. 1 album 1992 The Love Album which propelled the band to pop stardom, Carter USM returned with Post Historic Monsters. To move away from the sound they had become known for, the band explored new musical styles with Jim Bob beginning to write more personal lyrics. The results were met with critical acclaim, and the album climbed to No. 5 on the UK album charts.

This expanded edition features the complete album across three sides of vinyl, plus a selection of bonus tracks on side four including the single ‘Glam Rock Cops’ along with B-sides and alternate mixes.

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Gravenoir

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Season Of Mist)

Triple Fire Black & White Smash Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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In the mist-shrouded realm of black metal, GRAVENOIRE emerges as a phantasm, a spectral echo of the genre's most unyielding and arcane iterations. These harbingers of the aether marry the raw, unfiltered essence of 90s black metal with the enigmatic lore of their ancestral land. Devant la porte des étoiles is a portal, cast from the ancient stones of primordial rites and cosmic despair. This GRAVENOIRE debut, forged in the live crucible of rehearsal chambers untainted by modernity's corroding touch, channels the unsanctioned, unbridled energies of realms both spectral and telluric. From the inaugural summoning rites of the instrumental Pavens to the devotional desolation of Granit, each track serves as a tome, inscribed with the ink of rebellion, mysticism, and the unquenchable thirst for transcendence. GRAVENOIRE invites the listener to tread the forgotten paths beneath the starlit dome, to reunite with the ancient forces that pulse in the earth's hidden veins. 1. Pavens 2. France de l'Ombre 3. Ordo Opera Cultura 4. Aux Chiens 5. Granit 6. Gravenoire

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Geneva Jacuzzi

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Dais)

Triple Fire Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Black & White Smash Vinyl.Since first splashing on to the Southern California circuit in the midaughts,Geneva Jacuzzi (née Garvin) quickly cemented herself as thequeen of the Los Angeles underground. Her immersive and unhingedmultimedia performances are the stuff of legend, a psychotropic galleryof masks, costumes, confrontation, and massive art installations.Jacuzzi's recordings are equally revered, catchy hooks and crypticmoods dusted in 4-track grit. The arrival of her third official full-length,and Dais Records debut, is cause for such celebration. Triple Fire vividlyexpands and crystallizes Jacuzzi's signature fusion of midnight melodyand mutant aerobics across a 12-track hit parade of wildcard synth-popand sly post-apocalyptic camp. Her enthusiasm for the album is as boldas her body of work: "Halfway through, we started calling this the recordof the prophecy, the record that's going to save mankind."Opener "Laps of Luxury" sets the template - a strobe-lit dreamer'sdelight of swaggering synth bass, Haçienda drum machinery, and sultryvocal spellcasting ("Tragic mysteries I've known for centuries / I burnedall memories and turned to fantasy"). The collection burns throughshades of sardonic strut ("Art Is Dangerous," "Nu2U," "Keep It Secret"),coldwave kiss off ("Speed Of Light," co-produced by Andrew Clinco ofDrab Majesty), retro-futurist body music ("Dry," "Scene Ballerina," "BowTie Eater"), and cheeky glitterball pop ("Take It Or Leave It," "Heart FullOf Poison" co-produced by Roderick Edens and Andrew Briggs). Shelikens the eclectic spectrum of moods to the continuum of humanemotions: "Funny, sexy, sad, scary, witty, hopeful, menacing. Eventually itdeconstructs, turns into a party, and then ends sweet and soft."Taken as a whole, Triple Fire comes as close as any document yet tocapturing Jacuzzi's kaleidoscopic alchemy of pop sugar and chaosenergy, flickering between icy and ironic, chic and surreal, hungry andheartsick. Hers is a muse as rare as...

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Geneva Jacuzzi

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Dais)

LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Wiseraven)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Since first splashing on to the Southern California circuit in the midaughts,Geneva Jacuzzi (née Garvin) quickly cemented herself as thequeen of the Los Angeles underground. Her immersive and unhingedmultimedia performances are the stuff of legend, a psychotropic galleryof masks, costumes, confrontation, and massive art installations.Jacuzzi's recordings are equally revered, catchy hooks and crypticmoods dusted in 4-track grit. The arrival of her third official full-length,and Dais Records debut, is cause for such celebration. Triple Fire vividlyexpands and crystallizes Jacuzzi's signature fusion of midnight melodyand mutant aerobics across a 12-track hit parade of wildcard synth-popand sly post-apocalyptic camp. Her enthusiasm for the album is as boldas her body of work: "Halfway through, we started calling this the recordof the prophecy, the record that's going to save mankind."Opener "Laps of Luxury" sets the template - a strobe-lit dreamer'sdelight of swaggering synth bass, Haçienda drum machinery, and sultryvocal spellcasting ("Tragic mysteries I've known for centuries / I burnedall memories and turned to fantasy"). The collection burns throughshades of sardonic strut ("Art Is Dangerous," "Nu2U," "Keep It Secret"),coldwave kiss off ("Speed Of Light," co-produced by Andrew Clinco ofDrab Majesty), retro-futurist body music ("Dry," "Scene Ballerina," "BowTie Eater"), and cheeky glitterball pop ("Take It Or Leave It," "Heart FullOf Poison" co-produced by Roderick Edens and Andrew Briggs). Shelikens the eclectic spectrum of moods to the continuum of humanemotions: "Funny, sexy, sad, scary, witty, hopeful, menacing. Eventually itdeconstructs, turns into a party, and then ends sweet and soft."Taken as a whole, Triple Fire comes as close as any document yet tocapturing Jacuzzi's kaleidoscopic alchemy of pop sugar and chaosenergy, flickering between icy and ironic, chic and surreal, hungry andheartsick. Hers is a muse as rare as it is regenerative, forever re...

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Warhorse

24,99 €*

They Walk Among You 2024 Remastered & Expanded Clear Smoke Vinyl Edition

Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Formed in early 1970 by Deep Purple bassist Nick Simper, Warhorse began as a backing band for singer Marsha Hunt. The group initially also featured Rick Wakeman, but he departed the band in April 1970 to join Strawbs. The band’s self-titled debut album was released on Vertigo in November 1970 and is a fine example of progressive hard rock of the era. With a heavy Hammond organ touch the group was in fact leading a new way of thinking, fusing neoclassical elements with heavy blues. Compared to label mates Black Sabbath, Warhorse were in the end much closer to Atomic Rooster and Quatermass. A truly welcomed re-issue in gatefold vinyl !

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New Math

LP | 2024 | Original (Propeller Sound)

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Unspun Heroes)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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THE GOTH-TINGED, PSYCHEDELIC, NEW WAVE INDIE CULT CLASSIC IS BACK FROM THE DEAD! The Rochester, NY band’s 1981 debut EP has been newly remastered & is now expanded to include six bonus tracks: three studio outtakes & three tracks recorded live at Rochester’s Scorgies in 1983. The title track has received years of interest from DJs and 80s indie fans. With a fresh remaster & unearthed outtakes, it is a must! The original EP release came out on Howie Klien's 415 Records (Romeo Void, Red Rockers, Translator, Wire Train) -distributed by Columbia. The original 5-song EP has long been out of print. The newly remastered EP tracks sit sonically alongside the outtakes and live cuts to flesh out this indie classic. To celebrate the 2023 compilation release “Die Trying & Other Hot Sounds”, New Math reformed & spent most of last year playing shows around the Upstate New York area. Feeling rejuvenated, the band decided to record some of their original repertoire that had not yet been captured in the studio and was previously lost to time.

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Golden Shoulders

Friendship Is Deep

From The Ashes To The Archives Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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In 2004, California-based indie band Golden Shoulders followed up their highly acclaimed debut with their second album, Friendship Is Deep. Now, on the twentieth anniversary of its release, the album most requested by their fans for a vinyl release is finally set for one on Unspun Heroes. Described as “one of the great semi-lost albums of the 21st Century”, the album showcases singer, songwriter, and band mainstay, Adam Kline’s knack for lyrical hooks and penchant for catchy melodies. But, like friendship, this is deeper than its pop sensibilities might suggest.

From the moment the opening track I Will Light You On Fire opens with its simple piano refrain and vocal harmonies you know you’re listening to something worthy of further exploration. From this building of tension between its temporary aural chaos and the beauty that ultimately emerges, you’ll be hooked. Yet, scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find this is an album that carries with it a political, pro-peace, and pro-humanity message, albeit somewhat more satirical than you might expect of a band hailing from America’s West Coast. This is particularly notable on tracks such as Golden Soldiers and the Committee, where Kline’s turn of phrase and wit shines through, cleverly weaving words so they create detailed poetic mosaics.

Golden Shoulders is a loose and ever-changing lineup of international talent, with Kline as the kingpin and sole songwriter. Given the pedigree of those whose talents grace the album – among them, Todd Roper and Greg Brown (Cake), Josh Klinghoffer (PJ Harvey, Rhcp, Pearl Jam), Neal Morgan (Joanna Newsom, Fleet Foxes), and Dan Elkan (Broken Bells) – it’s no surprise the compositions and attention to detail present in each and every one of the 14 songs is top notch. It’s this pleasing mix of accomplished individuals, and their mishmash of influences, which lend a pinball effect to the set of stylistically diverse songs on Friendship Is Deep. Collectively though, the music you’ll hear has a focus, one that channels late 90’s Brendan Benson, the poppier side of 80’s Violent Femmes, and even the mid-60’s flair of the Beatles’ Rubber Soul.

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Warlord

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (High Roller)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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From The Ashes To The Archives Black Vinyl Edition

Warlord

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (High Roller)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (ORG Music)

Dream Phases

Phantom Idol

36,99 €*

Pegg Indie Exclusive Deluxe Edition Red Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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"Phantom Idol" is the Los Angeles psychedelic rock band, Dream Phases, third full length album. The group's sound has a focus on strong songwriting backed with Laurel Canyon folk textures, soulful rhythms and a layer of noise inspired by the band's more left-field influences. Phantom Idol is simultaneously more rocking and more acoustically layered than it's predecessor, "New Distractions," implementing krautrock, post-punk, and shoegaze influences. Produced Rob Schnapf and Matt Schuessler, the LP is pressed on 180gram vinyl, and includes a lyric sheet/ photo insert and download card.

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Pegg

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Is Not Music)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Loose Music)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Pegg’s debut is the result of a reclusive savant uniting a group of like-minded musicians at the River Church, a laboratory/funhouse of his own invention. The skeleton of Pegg was based on a set of grooves Xander Duell created with quietly influential experimental R&B enigma Jon Bap. Produced by the acclaimed Bartees Strange, Pegg features key collaborator Fusilier and an extended cast familiar to fans of a cross-genre array of projects, including Van Dyke Parks, Buke and Gase, and Standing on the Corner.

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Andrew Combs

Dream Pictures

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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We Cannot Awake Neon Orange Vinyl Edition

Vibravoid

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Tonzonen)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Schwerkraft Für Anfänger Neon Orange Vinyl Edition

Der Neue Planet

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Tonzonen)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | Original (Chaos Unleashed)

Chaos Unleashed

I Am Chaos

35,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Curb)

Faron Young

All-Time Greatest Hits

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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True Orange Vinyl Edition

Jon Anderson

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Frontiers)

41,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Thrill Jockey)

Umberto

Black Bile

The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Black Bile compiles some of Umberto"s most resplendent, sanguine music to date. The solo work of LA composer Matt Hill draws heavily from the world of cinema, spinning immersive narratives and rich atmospheres using sound alone. Hill, an active composer for film and television, recently scored the 2022 Jerry Pyle film Loveseat (soundtrack was released in 2023). Other recent scores include the 2020 thriller Archenemy, from the producers of cult classic Mandy.Inspired by the ancient Greek theory of the "four humors," an early medical theory linking the inner workings of the human body to the elements. "Black bile" specifically links the feelings of melancholy with autumn. Hill"s celestial compositions are an autumnal soundtrack conveying beauty, yearning, reflection and comfort.Many of the album"s phrases are constructed from just two notes or sounds, arranged by Hill into complex patterns that undulate with an organic pulse. The spare melodic structure holds a myriad of small and beautiful details. The songs began with Hill improvising on the piano, to find the notes and patterns that created the musical and emotional structure from which he could expand with textural detail. Hill then would often remove the initial structure leaving a sparer and more skeletal one which he could again expand upon to create a full piece. The careful attention to each detail gives his minimal compositions emotional heft. The album masterfully stakes Umberto"s claim among other avant-ambient boundary pushers such as Lawrence English or Laurel Halo.

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Chime School

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Slumberland)

23,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Happy Happy Birtday To Me)

Wut

Mingling With The Thorns

28,99 €*

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Father / Daughter)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Since 2018, Vancouver BC’s jangle-pop meets riot-twee trio WUT have been making a local name for themselves with their joyfully heartfelt live performances. In 2020, the trio released NOW, an energetic cassette accompanied by 10 DIY music videos. These earnest and often humorous videos reflect WUT’s playful yet sincere songwriting. Recently, WUT recorded Mingling With The Thorns, their sophomore full-length album. Mingling With The Thorns was created during two years of intermittent quarantines which caused guitarist Kaity McWhinney (Knife Pleats / Love Cuts), bassist Tracey Vath (Knife Pleats / Love Cuts), and drummer Lauren Smith (Tough Age / Jock Tears), to write songs independently, and share their ideas through countless emails, dropbox folders, and google drives. Long periods of isolation were consumed by experimentation with different arrangements, and often an idea would be re-worked over and over (and over) again. This resulted in a collection of carefully crafted pop songs that reflect the bands mutual love for c86 jangle pop and early Flying Nun Records bands. McWhinney’s longtime friend and musical collaborator, Christina Riley (Artsick, / Burnt Palms) joins WUT on the track “Your Feelings”, which pushes the band into the realms of garage rock with her raw and frenetic lead guitar. On a surface level, Mingling With The Thorns may seem fun and carefree. However, a dig deeper into the album’s lyrical content draws up themes that grapple with patriarchy and late stage capitalism; specifically the struggle to find personal autonomy within these social systems.

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The Softies

The Bed I Made

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Astor Place)

Murphy's Law

Back With A Bong!

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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You'll Have To Lose Something

Spirit Of The Beehive

Tape | 2024 | US | Original (Saddle Creek)

14,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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You'll Have To Lose Something Indies Splatter Vinyl Edition

Spirit Of The Beehive

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Saddle Creek)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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You'll Have To Lose Something Olive Green Vinyl Edition

Spirit Of The Beehive

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Saddle Creek)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Rhinestoned Ultra Cler Vinyl Edition

Maggie Antone

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Love Big)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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7" | 2024 | US | Original (Tee Pee)

Legions Of Doom

All Good Things

9,99 €*

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Is Not Music)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Legions Of Doom, the doom metal supergroup featuring members of The Skull, Trouble, Saint Vitus, Corrosion Of Conformity, are set to release "All Good Things" b/w "Into the Fire" on 7" vinyl via Tee Pee Records. Originally intended for the third The Skull album, work on "All Good Things" began before the passing of Eric Wagner (ex-Trouble) passed away in 2021. With Wagner's lyrics, Karl Agell (Lie Heavy, C.O.C., Blind) takes the lead on vocals, joined by The Skull's Ron Holzner (also ex-Trouble) on bass, Lothar Keller on guitar and Henry Vasquez on drums, with Scott Little on guitar and David Snyder (Trouble, BlackFinger) collaborating. Lyrics of hope and patience top a fluid, heavy verse and crunching chorus riff in righteously metal fashion. The Deep Purple cover "Into the Fire" on the B side finds the band putting their own spin on a classic from In Rock, and celebrating the roots of doom in early ‘70s swinging groove.After the untimely passing of Eric Wagner, one of doom metal’s most notable and esteemed singers and songwriters, The Skull bassist and bandleader Ron Holzner contemplated long and hard on whether it would be possible to carry on. An idea was born after nine months and a lot of soul-searching. Recalls Holzner, "I decided I want to honor the memory of Eric by still playing some of the songs that he crafted, and ones that (guitarist) Lothar and I wrote with him in The Skull. I want his spirit to become eternal through his words and melody. And I also want to play many songs from the catalogs of everyone involved. We want to honor Eric as well as Reed Mullin (Corrosion Of Conformity), Armando Acosta (Saint Vitus), and most recently, Mark Adams from Saint Vitus. We have all lost someone close and special to us that we have spent much time making and playing music with over the years."And so, Legions Of Doom has come to exist with an all-star lineup of some of Doom’s most prestigious figureheads, here to share their ultimate heavy truth, taking the genre from what is known into uncharted territories. 1. All Good Things 4:112. Into The Fire 3:26

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Pegg

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Opera Red Marbled Vinyl Edition

Fleshgod Apocalypse

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Nuclear Blast)

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Black Sea Dahu / Amour Sur Mars

Live In Zürich And Bern 2023

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Mouthwatering)

40,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Fall Of Spring White Vinyl Edition

Endon

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Thrill Jockey)

Tape | 2024 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The world of ENDON is one of constant evolution and revolution. The Tokyo-based ensemble of Taichi Nagura, Koki Miyabe, and Taro Aiko have made a name for themselves with their relentless exploration of sonic extremes in the vein of artists such as the Boredoms and Merzbow. The resulting music is a powerful emotional release for both artist and listener. Their commitment to evolution and dystopian noise as a playground for exploration and pure expression carried them through the recent departure of their drummer Shin Yokota and the tragic death of brother and band member Etsuo Nagura in 2020. Where some might have tried to replace members, ENDON"s core pressed forward with an autobiographical work exploring these changes and the shifts in their lives. Honest and raw emotions delivered with uncompromising sonic intensity, Fall of Spring is a thrilling tidal wave of sound and raw emotions born of the psyche of three individuals musically congregating into one tumultuous voice.Fall of Spring captures the electricity and unpredictability of ENDON"s live performances in vivid detail. The album harnesses the power of their storied performances through unpredictable movements, deft arrangements and an exhilarating textural palette. By imbuing their sound with raw feeling at every edge of obliteration, the trio are able to create what they call "organic music with inorganic material." For ENDON, those moments of suspense and surprise are the core of their music. As with their shows, Fall of Spring is a vessel for band and audience to share moments, to suspend time and move through grief and pain, and to bask in catharsis and resilience. ENDON continues to be a mercurial force in the world of extreme music.

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Eiafuawn

Birds In The Ground

16,99 €*

Wheels Within Wheels Magenta / Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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While Duster went into hibernation in theyear 2000, Clay Parton's four-track neverstopped rolling. Recorded alone at homeover several years, Birds In The Groundis an album of 30-something, post-9/11malaise. Under his Eiafuawn (EverythingIs All Fucked Up And What Not) acronym,Parton hides beneath layers of fuzzy andclean guitars, his hesitant, cottony vocaldisappear into noise. This deluxe pressingis packaged in a gorgeous tip on sleeveand includes the complete lyrics for thiscryptic entry of the Dusterverse.

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Meer

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Karisma)

44,99 €*

Donkelglöd Milky Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Fronted by the captivating brother and sister duo Knut and Johanne Nesdal, MEER returns with their highly anticipated third album, "Wheels Within Wheels." This new release is a masterclass in blending symphonic prog and intelligent pop, showcasing the band's exceptional musicianship, intricate vocal harmonies, and grandiose melodies. Following the critical success of their sophomore album, "Playing House," released three years ago, MEER's latest effort expands their artistic horizons. While "Playing House" explored the intricacies of personal relationships, "Wheels Within Wheels" offers a broader perspective, delving into the complex interplay between individuals and the wider world. The band captures the electrifying energy of their live performances, creating songs that are both expansive and deeply personal, all while maintaining their distinctive sound. "Wheels Within Wheels" represents a significant evolution for MEER. The album features tracks that reach soaring heights and moments of intimate reflection, resulting in their most dynamic and immersive work to date. With a runtime of just over an hour, it stands as their most ambitious project yet. Reuniting with producer Lars Gärtner Fremmerlid, MEER recorded the album at Ocean Sound Recordings in 2023, bringing their vision to vivid life. The album's title "Wheels Within Wheels" symbolises the hidden complexities beneath the surface, inviting listeners on a journey of discovery. This release promises to be an essential listen for fans of both symphonic prog and sophisticated pop music, solidifying MEER's place as a band of remarkable talent and creativity. 01.Chains of Changes02.Behave03.Take Me to the River04.Come to Light05.Golden Circle06.To What End07.Today Tonight Tomorrow08.World of Wonder09.Mother10.Something in the Water11.This is the End

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Dimbild

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Hammerheart Rec.)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Pyramid 2024 Remaster Clear Vinyl Edition

The Alan Parsons Project

LP | 1978 | Reissue (Cooking Vinyl)

28,99 €*

LP | 1976 | AU | Reissue (Left Ear)

Release: 1978 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The third studio album "Pyramid" by The Alan Parsons Project was originally released in May 1978. As with other APP albums, the focus was on very high-quality studio sound production. "Pyramid" was a worldwide hit, achieving platinum and gold status in numerous territories including the USA, Germany and Canada.Limited edition 180g Heavyweight Clear Vinyl LP Half speed remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road studios.

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Leong Lau

Dragon Man

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Season Of Mist)

Release: 1976 / AU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Only a decade ago Leong Lau remained a well-hidden Malaysian-Australian treasure, known only to small circles of Australian record collectors. In 2013 we met Leong in person at the Brisbane state library, where after a long and somewhat transcendental ‘conversation’, received his blessings to re-release his music.

In 2014, we reissued his sophomore album ‘That Rongeng Sound’ and later in 2021, his sole single ‘late Night Flyer. In 2024, we are going back to finish the triangle of Leong releases, with a repress of his debut 1976 album ‘Dragon Man’. A raw and electrifying album that continues to stand the test of time.

Dragon Man might best be described musically as psyc/rock, however the significant use of soul/funk and jazz melodies adds a unique musical depth that makes it hard to categorise. However, what truly sets Leong apart is his distinct vocal style, delivering half sung/half spoken lyrics in a stereotypical Aussie accent that comes across more like a sermon than what might be conceived as ‘traditional’ songs.

Moreover, in a time where the Australian music industry and its performers’ musical styles were dictated by major labels, Leong began to break down those barriers by self-releasing his music. This rewarded Leong creative control, where he was able to dictate the musical and cultural themes, with songs like ‘Dragon Man’ and ‘Deep In The Jungle’ that both pay homage to his unique Chinese/Malay heritage. That said, Dragon Man is both a significant musical and cultural statement that’s just as poignant today as it was then.

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Kingcrow

Hopium

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Silver Lining)

Dampf

No Angels Alive

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Dmns Marbled Vinyl Edition

Alleviate

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Arising Empire)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Serene Music For Dangerous Times

Piano That Rocks

LP | 2024 | Original (Earache)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Four-Album Vinyl Edition Box Set

Napalm Death

4LP | 2024 | Original (Earache)

119,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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3LP | 2024 | EU | Original (ADA)

Bear McCreary

The Singularity

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Troops Of Tomorrow Vinyl Edition

The Exploited

LP | 1982 | Reissue (Cherry Red)

Release: 1982 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Punks Not Dead Vinyl Edition

The Exploited

LP | 1981 | Reissue (Cherry Red)

Release: 1981 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Shadow Of A Falling Star Pt 1 Blue And Pink Splatter On Clear Vinyl Edition Edition

Seven Sisters

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Dissonance)

39,99 €*

Mayhemic Destruction - Silver Vinyl Edition Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The latest album from British heavy metal flagbearers Seven Sisters, available on vinyl once again.‘Shadow of A Fallen Star Pt.1’ is the follow up to 2016’s ‘The Cauldron and the Cross’, a release which earned rave reviews and saw them tour extensively inEurope with Haunt.Limited clear base w/pink & blue splatter vinyl pressing.After the release of ‘Shadow of A Fallen Star Pt.1’, the band toured across the US, and twice around Europe, as well as hitting many major festivals along the way. Seven Sisters are a band that encapsulates melodic,twin guitar driven Heavy Metal. Taking the essence of the 80s and infusing it with progressive song structures and an effortless command of dynamic, their take onmetal is both familiar and unequivocally their own. The band’s driving force, Kyle McNeil, has also gained attention with his other act Phantom Spell, furthercementing his reputation as a rising star of the current metal underground.Seven Sisters are in the studio recording the highly anticipated follow up to ‘Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt.1’, due for release at the end of 2024. In the meantime,the band return to the live circuit with festival performances this summer:26th July - Burning Q Fest - Freißenbüttel, Germany10th August - Frost and Fireland II - Limerick, Ireland26th October - Heavy Rock Total! - Leipzig, Germany Side A1 Andromeda Rising2 Beyond the Black Stars3 The Artifice4 Whispers in the DarkSide B1 Horizon’s Eye2 Wounds of Design3 Truth’s Burden4 Shadow of A Fallen Star

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Mortal Sin

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Dissonance)

39,99 €*

Ingen Skånsel Smoke Marble Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Long overdue vinyl re-issue of Mortal Sin’s classic thrash metal debut ‘Mayhemic Destruction’, originally released in 1987, with extensive liner notes and contributions from the band. Second pressing on limited edition silver vinyl.Newly remastered, the release features liner notes from revered metal writer Malcolm Dome who conducted new interviews with the band, and also from former touring drummer Steve Hughes, now a hugely successful stand-up comedian.Emerging from the Australian metal underground in the latter part of the 80s after forming in 1985, Mortal Sin quickly found global fame when their self released debut LP ‘Mayhemic Destruction’ was picked up by major label Vertigo and reissued globally in 1987.Featuring early classics like ‘Lebanon’ and ‘Blood, Death, Hatred’, the album proved to be a pivotal release in the burgeoning Thrash Metal scene of the time, and gained glowing reviews across the board,including Kerrang! who described Mortal Sin as ‘potentially the next Big Thing’ and in Metal Forces who awarded the record a 99/100 review. Side A1 The Curse2 Women In Leather3 Lebanon4 LiarSide B1 Blood, Death, Hatred2 Mortal Slaughter3 Into the Fire4 Mayhemic Destruction

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Koldbrann

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Karisma)

41,99 €*

Tape | 2024 | EU | Original (Dark Essence)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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After an almost decade-long period of dwelling in the shadows, Koldbrann returned with a series of select festival appearances in 2022/23, premiering new material and proving that they're still full of cold grimness and misanthropy, and completely void of compromise. After last year’s 2-track 7” single “Den 6. Massedød (Manna fra en annen himmel)”, their long-awaited 4th album “Ingen Skånsel” is ready to be unleashed - and Koldbrann is sounding rawer, harsher and better than ever. Even though deeply rooted in the True Norwegian Black Metal tradition, Koldbrann has carved out their own sound within the genre confines and it sounds fresh, raw and different. There’s a fierce nerve running through the album, and the songs stand out from today’s typical black metal sounds. You can feel the aggression throughout the whole album. “Ingen Skånsel” is one of the most interesting, aggressive and fierce Norwegian black metal albums in modern times! 1.Ingen Skånsel2.Et Uomtvistelig Falsum3.I Unaturens Vold4.Prosesjon Under Blyhimmel5.Det Kryper Kaldt6.Maskiner av Nihil7.Forstanden Seiler Sin Egen Sjø8.Fortærer av Minne og Form9.Rykk Skaperverket Opp med Roten10.Vorde Eders Farkost en Katafalk11.Serenade til Dødens Elende12.Elevert Hinsides Tilstand (CD only track)

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Koldbrann

Ingen Skånsel

18,99 €*

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Rocket)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Smote

A Grand Stream

LP | 2024 | Original (Uhmyeahsure)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Smote's latest album is here and is sounding superb. Drommon is a greatly involving trip through the realms of dark folk, ambient and experimental music with haunting melodies design each and every one of the intricate soundscapes. Smote once again craft an atmospheric experience that transports you to otherworldly landscapes that are rich tapestries of textures and evocative rhythms. They blend traditional instruments with modern production techniques as unique moods and emotions are explored. All in all this is compelling listen for fans of avant-garde and boundary-pushing music, whether experienced in solitude or shared with others in a larger arena.

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Itches

Two Flies In One Clap

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | Original (Musikkoperatorene)

Kirkebrann

Mot Trellenes Forfall

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Tango & Thrash Redux Solid Red Vinyl Edition

Municipal Waste

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Nuclear Blast)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Illuminator Glow White / Black Dot Vinyl Edition

Gift

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Captured Tracks)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Efficient Space)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Glow White/Black Dot Vinyl.The year 2020 sure wasn't the most ideal time to form a band, especially for a group of musicians who never played together before. But for New York rock quintet GIFT, this strangest of periods was the auspicious backdrop for a bold new sound - a dizzying blend of early shoegaze, classic `90s alternative rock and even modern pop.Indeed, that GIFT emerged somewhat fully formed on their 2022 debut album Momentary Presence was a testament to the creative possibilities laying deep within. Now, Illuminator, their Aug. 23 debut album for revered New York independent label Captured Tracks, is the long-awaited payoff of GIFT's ever-growing musical and human chemistry. And while nods are apparent to label forerunners such as Beach Fossils, DIIV and Wild Nothing, GIFT are shepherding those elements into wondrous new vessels for the present moment - sleek, often danceable and frequently mesmerizing.GIFT - vocalist/guitarist TJ Freda, multi-instrumentalists Jessica Gurewitz and Justin Hrabovsky, drummer Gabe Camarano and bassist Kallan Campbell - are firmly enmeshed in the New York scene as talent buyers, photographers, DJs, audio engineers, art directors and, in the case of Campbell, an owner of the beloved Brooklyn DIY venue Alphaville.GIFT introduced Illuminator with "Wish Me Away," their first new song in the 18 months since the debut. With its earworm guitar lines, propulsive rhythms, riveting vocals and mind-expanding aural flourishes, "Wish Me Away" is the perfect sonic springboard from Momentary Presence to where GIFT are going next. It's also a potent reminder that you can still preserve that twinkle in your eye even when you feel like everything's slipping away.On songs such as "Light Runner", "Going In Circles" and "Destination Illumination," Freda demonstrates a newfound confidence and versatility, embracing pop music as a vehicle. The relentless, often painful dance of love has never sounded as exhilarating as on "Going in Circles," while the strident tone poem "Water in...

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Skeet

Simple Reality

21,99 €*

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Azap)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Simple Reality cements the short lived legacy of Coventry DIY group Skeet.

Emerging from a scene of first-generation punks and 2 Tone kids, Skeet was instigated by Gary and Nigel Meffen in 1981, fusing tightrope instrumentals with a Roland CR-8000 under the glow of projected visuals. After a cassette of their debut performance found its way to Kay Booth who worked at Inferno Records, the unsuspecting frontwoman took the liberty of adding her own vocals. Instantly embraced as a permanent member, Booth’s shy delivery and open-diary expressions of social alienation and romantic rejection hovered over the brothers’ scratchy guitar and agitated bass.

Playing as few as 10 shows, their unnerving minimalism was recorded in a suburban home studio, borrowing a reel-to-reel from Toby Lyons (The Colourfield) and a mixer from Jerry Dammers (The Specials). Record labels gestured interest until one day they were no more - no arguments, no official split, just a silent parting of the ways and three people taking journeys in different directions. Unheard and unloved in the vaults for nearly four decades, 'Brief Call' finally resurfaced via the Coventry Music Museum compendium Alternative Sounds Volume 1, followed by a micro pressing of the full suite on Chris Long’s Almost Unknown imprint in 2023.

Simple Reality now offers a definitive snapshot of these must-hear neurotic post-punks. Mastered by Skeet fanatic Mikey Young, newly discovered instrumental multitracks are restored alongside a live recording of their final stand. Performed atop of a trailer in a pub beer garden, the release-worthy desk tape adds three new tracks and a more energised swing at ‘Left On the Shelf’s apathetic techno-pop.

RIYL: Fire Engines, 23 Skidoo, A Certain Ratio, Young Marble Giants, pel mel

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Melt Banana

3+5

Songs Of White Lion Vol. II

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Presenting 3+5, the long-awaited eighth album from Tokyo-based noise-rockers Melt-Banana on their own A-Zap label!

The album showcases the duo’s visionary musical approach and extraordinary abilities as performers: Yasuko Onuki’s giddy, hyperactive vocalizing and Ichiro Agata’s glitchy, cyberpunk guitar, delivered at dizzying speed, bathed in aggressive electronic sounds. Their aesthetic approach is exultantly experimental, fusing diverse genres imbued with chaotic energy. As on their previous works, the music on 3+5 is unpredictable, always filled with surprises and excitement.

3+5 synthesizes elements of a variety of extreme musics, hyper-pop, classic punk, vintage metal, and noise. It partakes of Japanese culture overall, especially the subcultures of gaming, anime and underground music.

Melt-Banana seek to offer possibilities to musicians who won’t start a band if they can’t find a drummer, young women afraid to express themselves in their own unfiltered and unique voices, bedroom musicians and egg punks seeking to blend electronic noise with live instrumentation. 3+5 provides a fresh experience and perhaps inspiration for all.

While Melt-Banana hasn’t explicitly explained the meaning behind the album’s title, 3+5, prime numbers symbolize mathematical integrity and independence, which could represent the band’s uniqueness and freedom. Why “3+5” and not “1 + 7”? One is left to ponder.

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Mike Tramp

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Frontiers)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks

True

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Frontiers)

41,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Broken Bow)

Lainey Wilson

Whirlwind

40,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Whirlwind Tan Vinyl Edition

Lainey Wilson

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (BMG Rights Management)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Kantos Purple Vinyl Editoin

Kishi Bashi

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Joyful Noise)

Avanti Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The latest full-length from Kishi Bashi, Kantos is a work of exquisite duality: aparty album about the possible end of humanity as we know it, at turns deeplyunsettling and sublimely joyful. In a sonic departure from the symphonic folkof his critically lauded 2019 LP Omoiyari_a career-defining body of work bornfrom his intensive meditation on the mass incarceration of Japanese-Americansduring World War II_the Seattle-born singer/songwriter/producer's fifthstudio album encompasses everything from Brazilian jazz and '70s funk toorchestral rock and city pop (a Japanese genre that peaked in the mid-'80s).Informed by an equally kaleidoscopic mix of inspirations_the cult-classic sci-finovel series Hyperion Cantos, the writings of 18th century enlightenmentphilosopher Immanuel Kant, a revelatory trip to ancient ruins on the island ofCrete_Kantos ultimately serves as an unbridled exaltation of the human spiritand all its wild complexities.During the earliest stages of creating songs for the album, Ishibashi's mainintent was to return to his highly eclectic musical roots, in part by tapping intohis jazz background and by delving into the dance-rock-leaning sensibilities hepreviously embraced as co-founder of Brooklyn-bred indie band Jupiter One.But not too long into the songwriting process, he stumbled upon anAI-equipped website capable of composing catchy song hooks based on aprompt_a turn of events that quickly catalyzed the existential inquiry at theheart of Kantos.Although his ruminations on AI, transhumanism, and humanity's troubled fateindelibly guided the making of Kantos, Ishibashi nonetheless views the albumas "less of a warning about this kind of hubris but more a celebration of thevery characteristics that make us human: desire, passion, empathy, and love.""If there's anything I want people to come away with when they hear thisrecord, it's a feeling of excitement about the possibilities of human-createdart," he says. "Even as we're learning more about al...

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Malice K

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Jagjaguwar)